- Date
- March 1, 1986, 15:16 local (21:16 UTC)
- Place
- Milwaukee, WI
- Injuries
- 4 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N80167Cessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860301004549A
- Case key
- 13431
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The aircraft was approximately 180 lbs over max recommended takeoff gross weight and used almost all of a 3560 foot runway to take off. The pilot stated that after liftoff the aircraft would not turn left and began to turn right on its own. He climbed to approx 150 feet and began to settle back toward the ground in this continuous right turn. He then struck a utility pole then the ground. An engine teardown revealed nothing that would have caused an inflight engine problem. The pilot was flying on an expired medical certification and did not have a biennial flight review within the last 24 months. In addition, the aircraft had not had an annual inspection since 1981.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N80167
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17266415
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Brian Bruckner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 1, 1983 · 124 hours before
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 32 °F, dew point 21 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MKE, 2 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.